NOVA
PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.
Season 33 Episodes
E1
It was the greatest flood of the past two million years, and it posed a giant scientific riddle. A maverick geologist be…
E2
The search for the wreck of the Yamato, the largest and mightiest battleship ever floated and the pride of the Japanese …
E3
Exactly 100 years ago, Albert Einstein grappled with the implications of his revolutionary Special Theory of Relativity …
E4
A restless mountain threatens a bustling metropolis perched on its flanks.
E5
One of the most daring clandestine operations of World War II was the 1944 sinking of the Norwegian ferry Hydro with its…
E6
He was the greatest scientist of his day, perhaps of all time. But while Isaac Newton was busy discovering the univers…
E7
In less than 12 hours on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Louisiana coast, leading to more than a thous…
E8
Could a mummy found in Niagara Falls be the remains of a long-lost Pharaoh?
E9
Doctors, rescuers and mountaineers try to determine why people die attempting to climb Mount McKinley.
E10
Forensic investigators tease secrets from the well preserved bodies of people buried long ago under peat bogs.
E11
David Attenborough probes the mystery of ancient life-forms perfectly preserved in amber.
E12
A 40-year hunt for solar neutrinos leads to a new understanding of matter itself.
E13
NOVA recreates the expeditions of Sir John Franklin and Roald Amundsen, two Arctic explorers who set out to find the leg…
E14
Driverless vehicles compete in a 130-mile race across the Majove Desert.
E15
A mission to Saturn and its enigmatic sattelite, Titan, looks for clues to the origins of life.
E16
Everyone has heard of global warming, but a lesser-known man-made phenomenon has been nearly as powerful at affecting Ea…
Nova reviews the contribution of Alberto Santos Dumont in the early days of aircraft development and his uncanny ability…
This episode focuses on a scientific debate about five siblings in a Turkish family who walk on all fours. When, in 2005…
The "Nova scienceNOW" magazine delves into a case of mass extinction some 250 million years ago; investigates the 1918 i…
The story of Peter Robbins, an engineer who---at a cost of $1.5 million---built his own submarine (named Alicia) in orde…
